The Backpack Cannon: Smith & Wesson unveil their new monster revolver, ‘a great gun for a back-up gun or for hunting’

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By Luke Garratt

• Backpack cannon is for 'when critters are big enough to eat you'
• Packs a huge .460 calibre bullet, shock handle and high-vis sight
• Smith & Wesson admit that handguns are 'second choice' to rifles
  
  
  Gun Manufacturers Smith & Wesson have unleashed their newest revolver: a monster .460 calibre handgun which they say is 'great for a back-up gun, or for hunting'.
  Named the 'Backpack Cannon', the gun was unveiled in Las Vegas on Monday at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade show, the largest gun show in the U.S., which around 60,000 gun fans attend every year.
  The cannon - officially called the Performance Center Model.460 - features a three-inch barrel, high visibility sights and synthetic shock absorber on the rear of the handle, as well as a massive chamber to fit the gigantic .460 calibre rounds, which are some of the biggest and most powerful bullets in the world.
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  The massive handgun can also carry two other types of ammunition as well as the super powerful .460 caliber bullets
  

  The 5-round chambers are big enough to put your finger into comfortably, which gives an indication as to how big the rounds are
  Paul Pluff, who works for Smith & Wesson told Military.com: 'It's a very comfortable gun to shoot. It's great for a back-up gun in the back-country, or even for hunting if you’re going after some pigs or hogs or anything like that.'
  Experienced hunters warn that pigs can get aggressive when 'up close and personal' and a large bullet is needed to make sure they are dispatched effectively.
  Some outdoorsmen also feel the need to handicap themselves and hunt with pistols as technology makes long range rifles increasingly accurate and easy to fire.
  
  Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543240/The-Backpack-Cannon-Smith-Wessons-new-monster-revolver-great-gun-hunting.html#ixzz2r8KLbKLe
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